Large anthropomorphic sanza Zandé, Democratic Republic of Congo Wood with pyrographic decoration, reed strips 19th century H. 29 cm Provenance : - Antony Plowright, London, UK - The Kuhn Collection of African Art, 1991 - Sotheby's, New York, 20 November 1991, "The Kuhn Collection of African Art", n° 95 Publications : - Schildkrout (Enid) and Keim (Curtis A.), African Reflections. Art from Northeastern Zaire, New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1990, n°10.2 - Bacquart (Jean-Baptiste), The Tribal Arts of Africa, London: Thames & Hudson - L'Art tribal d'Afrique Noire, Paris: Editions Assouline, 1998, n°12 - Grootaers (Jan-Lodewijk), (ed.), Ubangi. Art and Cultures from the African Heartland, Brussels, Fonds Mercator, 2007, p. 255, n°5.31 Exhibitions : - African Reflections. Art from Northeastern Zaire, USA: New York, New York, American Museum of Natural History, New York, 8 June 1990-6 January 1991 - Washington, DC: National Museum of African Art, 5 March 1991-12 January 1992 - Denver, Colorado: Denver Museum of Natural History, 28 February-1 June 1992 - Cincinnati, Ohio: Art Museum, 24 July 1992 - 21 February 1993 - Atlanta, Georgia: High Museum of Art, 20 April - 4 July 1993 - Madison, Wisconsin: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 4 September 1993 - 2 January 1994 - Berg en Dal, The Netherlands, Ubangi. Art and Cultures from the African Heartland, Afrika Museum, 13 October 2007-31 March 2008